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go long. >>> happening now, clinton campaign, bill clinton, that is, out there on the campaign trail. can he boost the democrat throwing the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell. >>> media offensive. joe biden takes to the airwaves. >>> and a candid interview. marco rubio speaking bluntly with me about a controversial set of issues. among them, i'll ask him if he wants to be president of the united states. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." the former bill clinton is out there on the campaign trail with questions swirling about hillary clinton and a potential presidential run in 2016. but today the spotlight is on winning a key senate seat for democrats in a state where clinton is not very popular. let's go to erin mcpike with details. she's in louisville. erin? >> reporter: this is the marquis senate race. mitch mcconnell is running for a third decade. he's pretty unpopular and running against a popular democratic woman, alison lundergan grimes, who is half his age and giving him a run for his money. >> i love kentucky. you've voted for me twice. you've been great t
go long. >>> happening now, clinton campaign, bill clinton, that is, out there on the campaign trail. can he boost the democrat throwing the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell. >>> media offensive. joe biden takes to the airwaves. >>> and a candid interview. marco rubio speaking bluntly with me about a controversial set of issues. among them, i'll ask him if he wants to be president of the united states. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."...
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can clintons sway the race? well, jake, we're still eight months away but he drew 800 democrats to lunch here today. he's popular. democrats need that if they have any chance of beating mitch mcconnell. we should also point out that bill clinton is very close to the candidate and her family. bill clinton's favorite season starting. campaign tame. >> look, i love kentucky. you've been good to me. you've voted for me twice. you've been great to hillary. i love you. >> reporter: he's making his trail debut to help, who else, an old friend. alison grimes. >> it makes a big difference who wins this election and, alison grimes should win it and will with your help. >> reporter: she's the secretary of state who's practiced law and done plenty of politicking with her father. >> the clintons didn't forget. jerry oversaw the landslide over barack obama. the family business catered inaugural events and chelsea's wedding. now clinton is returning favors to the next in line. grimes is just 35 and playing up that she would be
can clintons sway the race? well, jake, we're still eight months away but he drew 800 democrats to lunch here today. he's popular. democrats need that if they have any chance of beating mitch mcconnell. we should also point out that bill clinton is very close to the candidate and her family. bill clinton's favorite season starting. campaign tame. >> look, i love kentucky. you've been good to me. you've voted for me twice. you've been great to hillary. i love you. >> reporter: he's...
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helps people who backed hillary clinton in 2008. so, all this kind of hovering over bill clinton now as he goes out on the trail this year, because you've got hillary clinton thinking about running in 2016. and finally, the race itself, as you mentioned, grimes going against mcdonnell. remember, mcconnell is senate majority leader. he not only faces her in the general election, he has to get through a primary challenge, being challenged by a tea party surrogate on the right. >> while you're talking about the clintons, let's continue this episode of "i love the '90s" and let's talk about the bush family, because jeb bush making a big splash in the news with a potential 2016 thing hanging on the horizon. >> reporter: yep, and he was asked yesterday about that. he said listen, i'll decide by the end of the year, so no news there. but he was asked about his mother's president, jeb would make a good president, but there have been enough bushes in the white house, let somebody else run. >> i get the point, and if i were to run, i would ha
helps people who backed hillary clinton in 2008. so, all this kind of hovering over bill clinton now as he goes out on the trail this year, because you've got hillary clinton thinking about running in 2016. and finally, the race itself, as you mentioned, grimes going against mcdonnell. remember, mcconnell is senate majority leader. he not only faces her in the general election, he has to get through a primary challenge, being challenged by a tea party surrogate on the right. >> while...
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and bill clinton, you know, campaigned in kentucky. we view it now as a red state, but bill clinton carried kentucky. that's why he's there, family history, family friendship. but this is also, for democrats, brooke, this is just the premiere challenge. they want to get mitch mcconnell. they see him as vulnerable. now, mitch mcconnell has a tea party primary challenge to get through first, but democrats see a remote opportunity, they're honest about it, a remote opportunity, but they think this young female candidate is the right profile to run against mitch mcconnell. i will say this, though. this was a fascinating snapshot of 2014. now, allison grimes gave this long speech about the bill clinton economy. she never mentioned barack obama. that's one of her problems. he's unpopular in the state of kentucky. and mitch mcconnell was just asked about bill clinton being there, and he said, he came down my last two elections and i won, so keep him coming. >> some of the dems would like bill clinton rather than barack obama by his side. what
and bill clinton, you know, campaigned in kentucky. we view it now as a red state, but bill clinton carried kentucky. that's why he's there, family history, family friendship. but this is also, for democrats, brooke, this is just the premiere challenge. they want to get mitch mcconnell. they see him as vulnerable. now, mitch mcconnell has a tea party primary challenge to get through first, but democrats see a remote opportunity, they're honest about it, a remote opportunity, but they think this...
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clinton. he is helping these democrats to help his wife in 2016. as erin just said, the lundergrand grimes family goes way back with the clinton family. >> erin, back to you. you have got bill there. he carried kentucky in both his presidential elections. he is a rock star in the south. obviously a powerhouse when he is campaigning for somebody. what else is part of his campaign for trying to feed mcconnell? he is a powerful senator. >> he sure is. two big things. allison lundergrimes is campaigning about how her proposals are specifically tailored to michigan. how powerful mick mcconnell is. she has a funny comment she likes to say a lot on the campaign trail, even if mitch mcconnell had a kidney stone, he would refuse to pass it. i want to show you some of the literatures they are handing out today. kentucky families deserve better than gridlock politics. i am sure we are going to hear a lot about that over the course of this year. >> one thing you will not hear about is president obama. the
clinton. he is helping these democrats to help his wife in 2016. as erin just said, the lundergrand grimes family goes way back with the clinton family. >> erin, back to you. you have got bill there. he carried kentucky in both his presidential elections. he is a rock star in the south. obviously a powerhouse when he is campaigning for somebody. what else is part of his campaign for trying to feed mcconnell? he is a powerful senator. >> he sure is. two big things. allison...
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bill clinton won kentucky in 1992, which is interesting. people forget that. also interesting, this is a state where barack obama could not go to campaign for a democratic senate candidate, but bill clinton can. >>> new jersey governor chris christie releases his proposed state budget today as new polls show his approval ratings in the tank. according to the monmouth university poll, only 49% of registered state voters approve of the job he's doing. in january it was 58%. last year 70%. those are poll numbers, you know, politicians don't like to see. >> no. >> bridgegate may be to blame. more people than ever now say christie has not come clean about his politically motivated lane closures on the george washington bridge. >>> more testimony today in the trial of kerry kennedy. that's the daughter of robert kennedy charged with driving under the influence of a sleeping aid. on monday, jurors watched a seemingly disoriented kennedy allegedly failing three sobriety tests on police video. prosecutors say she had a duty to pull over before causing the minor acciden
bill clinton won kentucky in 1992, which is interesting. people forget that. also interesting, this is a state where barack obama could not go to campaign for a democratic senate candidate, but bill clinton can. >>> new jersey governor chris christie releases his proposed state budget today as new polls show his approval ratings in the tank. according to the monmouth university poll, only 49% of registered state voters approve of the job he's doing. in january it was 58%. last year...
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erin, how significant is president clinton's appearance in this race? >> reporter: well, wolf, bill clinton won this state in 1992 and 1996. he obviously has those southern roots and appeals to working class voters that allison grimes is going to need if she can possibly pull off this race in a very tight race against mitch mcconnell. >> mitch mcconnell has a tea party challenger in the republican primary going against him. what are the prospects there looking like? >> i spoke actually this morning with one of mcconnell's top advisers, and while they are taking that primary race very seriously, they are not as worried about it as they were before. as you may remember. the big driver behind the tea party were the bank bailouts of 2008, and she has made that big issue in this campaign. but in recent weeks, it's come out, at the time, he supported those bank bailouts, so because of that, he's lost some allure in this state. so it's really the general election that the mccain campaign is a little bit more worried about. >> let's assume he wins that republic
erin, how significant is president clinton's appearance in this race? >> reporter: well, wolf, bill clinton won this state in 1992 and 1996. he obviously has those southern roots and appeals to working class voters that allison grimes is going to need if she can possibly pull off this race in a very tight race against mitch mcconnell. >> mitch mcconnell has a tea party challenger in the republican primary going against him. what are the prospects there looking like? >> i spoke...
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back to bill clinton for a minute. he's heading to louisville to add star power to unseat republican mitch mcconnel. this selection may be the most difficult for the senate minority leader. erin mcpike is in louisville this morning with more. good morning. >> good morning. polls show a tight race between mcconnel and the democrat grimes. her family has known the clintons for years. we want to show you a photo of allison grimes meeting the clintons in 1993. her father cater events and chelsea clinton's wedding. those should help her in this campaign. >> mitch mcconnel is leading the charge to sweep senate democrats from power in this year's midterm elections. >> these people need to be stopped. a good way is make me the majority leader of the united states senate november. >> he has to win re-election first. that may prove harder than the past four times. >> kentucky is thought of not deep red but reddish. reddish. >> now remember him, bill clinton carried the typically blue you grass state in both presidential election
back to bill clinton for a minute. he's heading to louisville to add star power to unseat republican mitch mcconnel. this selection may be the most difficult for the senate minority leader. erin mcpike is in louisville this morning with more. good morning. >> good morning. polls show a tight race between mcconnel and the democrat grimes. her family has known the clintons for years. we want to show you a photo of allison grimes meeting the clintons in 1993. her father cater events and...
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her father has a relationship with bill clinton spanning three decades. candidate grimes is leaning heavily on the clintons. she must defeat matt bevin in the primary. with ted cruz's maneuvers causing problems, like shutting down the government for 15 days. >> all's well that ends well. >> reporter: even though bevin and grimes may be trouble, mcconnell has a reputation as a ruthless campaigner. polls show this race is very close. grimes father had a catering business, still does, and he catered some of clinton's inaugural events in 1993. as we know, loyalty is something very valuable to the clintons. >> we've heard about it and we're seeing it now. thanks very much. a race we must all watch very closely. >>> coming up on "new day," we'll give it the heading things must change, question mark? we're going to bring on ben ferguson to debate whether ted nugent is the bottom when it comes to political discourse. >>> and a blind man is allowed to own a gun, uses it, shoots somebody and gets off withstand your ground. is it time for that law to change. we'll d
her father has a relationship with bill clinton spanning three decades. candidate grimes is leaning heavily on the clintons. she must defeat matt bevin in the primary. with ted cruz's maneuvers causing problems, like shutting down the government for 15 days. >> all's well that ends well. >> reporter: even though bevin and grimes may be trouble, mcconnell has a reputation as a ruthless campaigner. polls show this race is very close. grimes father had a catering business, still does,...
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women in particular, here are some words you used to describe hillary clinton. i obviously can't say them on this program, but they include the toxic c-word, worthless, bitch and two-bit whore. whether you agree with her politics or not, there are people who listen to you and care deeply about what you say. how can they not be offended by terms like that? >> well, erin, i have a very important advisory board. and as a new mother yourself, is your son your first child? >> he is my first child. >> well, i congratulate you on that. i have nine wonderful kids, 11 grandkids, and they are constantly telling me over the years, dad, honey, quit calling people names! so i'm stopping calling people names. you know, i'm on stage, you ever see a good richard pryor, you are not allowed to mention richard pryor's greatest albums on cnn. we are not allowed to use the titles of richard pryor's albums because of political correctness. >> so are you going to say that you're never going to call people names again? >> live on "erin burnett outfront" cnn, ted nugent, remember the al
women in particular, here are some words you used to describe hillary clinton. i obviously can't say them on this program, but they include the toxic c-word, worthless, bitch and two-bit whore. whether you agree with her politics or not, there are people who listen to you and care deeply about what you say. how can they not be offended by terms like that? >> well, erin, i have a very important advisory board. and as a new mother yourself, is your son your first child? >> he is my...
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this time i'm not referring to hillary clinton and a certain presidential race. i'm referring to this woman, instead. jan brewer. the republican governor of arizona. who is believed to right now be signalling possibly a veto of the latest legislation from the state to set off a firestorm. as we first reported on cnn, sources are saying that brewer is likely to veto the bill. it's a senate bill called 1062, sb 1062, better known as maybe the religious freedom restoration act. it is an act that would shield arizona businesses and the owners of those businesses from lawsuits, if they decide to deny service to certain people based on their own, their business owners' own religious beliefs. the governor, jan brewer, spoke exclusively with cnn's dana bash. >> i have a history of deliberating and having an open dialogue on bills that are, controversial to listen to both sides of the issues. i have to look at what it says and what the law says and take that information and do the right thing. >> so dana bash joins me live with more on this. dana, what does that mean, do
this time i'm not referring to hillary clinton and a certain presidential race. i'm referring to this woman, instead. jan brewer. the republican governor of arizona. who is believed to right now be signalling possibly a veto of the latest legislation from the state to set off a firestorm. as we first reported on cnn, sources are saying that brewer is likely to veto the bill. it's a senate bill called 1062, sb 1062, better known as maybe the religious freedom restoration act. it is an act that...
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you heard the early hints of a strategy for running against hillary clinton. if rubio gets in the race he would likely have an edge with two critical groups, first latinos. he gave a separate interview in spanish. and second, he would also have a certain edge with voters in his home state of florida. the mother of all of those presidential battle grounds, florida. president obama carried that state twice. as we dive deeper and deeper into the 2016 campaign we are going to invite all of the major presidential contenders, the possible contenders out there to join us for an in-depth interview in the weeks and months ahead. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. "cross fire" starts right now. >>> tonight on "crossfire" does religious freedom mean freedom to discriminate against gays? arizona's legislature took its stand. >> all of the pillars of society as we know it today are under attack. >> should the governor sign the controversial bill or veto it? >> i will do the right thing. >> on the left van jones. on the right newt gingrich. in the cross fire,
you heard the early hints of a strategy for running against hillary clinton. if rubio gets in the race he would likely have an edge with two critical groups, first latinos. he gave a separate interview in spanish. and second, he would also have a certain edge with voters in his home state of florida. the mother of all of those presidential battle grounds, florida. president obama carried that state twice. as we dive deeper and deeper into the 2016 campaign we are going to invite all of the...